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Business and Government Agencies     The primary focus of my topic is three fold, first if a high rankingofficial from a firm were to create the Director of an agency and his formercompany is asking for approval of a drug, how should the Director act in regardto this rulemaking? The second question is not a difficult, if a former Directorwere to assume a position at a firm asking for approval of a drug, how shouldthe former directors position entrance the decisions of the agency? Finally howcould government regulation limit the potential conflicts of interest from the"Revolving Door"?     The first scenario answer is both ethics and law based. It would be wrong for the Director to have any trance what so ever in thiscircumstance. Realistically the Director would have probably at least aninfluence to the score that those who work for him would at least try and guesshis desire for the outcome, at worst he would directly or indirectly tell them.Probably at this point no procedural rules have been breached. This is of courseonly if the director has not tried to influence the Administrative Law Judge inwhich part many legal issues could be raised, more on that in question three.Back to the ethics involved, it would be very important if the Director were totry and be ethical about the issue he/she should give the appearance of ethicalprocedure. One way this could be done is that a recommendation could be makerulemaking be in a formal format. In addition she/he should be very careful tolimit ex parte contacts between himself and his former fear associates.Under no circumstance should the Director have conversation of any natureinvolving this case. Under the circumstance that the drug was or was notapproved, the case could go before Judicial review, there any appearance ofunethical behavior could not only be be evidence to support a plaintiffs claims,and til now case a de novo review, but even worst it could be fo od for the mediaand a public scandal.     The second question if the director were to leave and become a superiorfor a firm. I dont see this as a big threat, the new director would have hisnew alliances. It would seem like any influence that the former director wouldhave would have to be kept to a minimum in order to preserve the rulemakingunder the circumstance that the findings were on the firms behalf. As a companyrepresentative he should not personally make ex parte contacts with the agency